DISCOVER DA VINCI:

Congratulations you have discovered discoveringdavinci.com A site where you can (you guessed it) - discover more about Leonardo da Vinc! A place that aims to include as much of his original content as possible that is easily accessible and also attempts to organize his massive amount of work.

He wasn't just a painter, engineer, artist, botanist, singer, or a writer (etc.etc.etc) - he was, more than anything else, a teacher. He documented everything that he knew would not be able to be realized/revealed in his own time - but would hopefully see the light of day someday. It's time to stop admiring his penmanship or how well he was able to draw, or how he was able to achieve such creativity but instead - read what he has written and learn from the the things he was depicting. Most of all to realize that he wasn't much* more special or unique than anyone else but rather that he epitomizes a genuine creativity and joy of knowledge that we all posses. Maybe what you'll discover at the end, isn't 'da Vinci" but the little Leo within - yourself.

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Use the search field to find something in particular eg: "Mona Lisa"

At the top of every page will be a menu that helps you navigate and find what you are looking for. eg; quotes, his notebooks, drawings, paintings

In the Menu:

Articles are for words/quotes.

Artifacts are for paintings/drawings/objects/

Artists are for his friends, foes, family etc.

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During Leonardo's lifetime he mingled with all types of people. From Kings and Royalty, to Peasants and Painters. To better understand his life we have to understand the cast of Characters that influenced his works and ideas.

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